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Mexico’s Tax Agency Revokes Donor Status for 270 Civil Groups Over Compliance Failures

Officials say missing proof of scientific research under newer rules drove the decision.

Berlin Raids Target Four Suspects in 2025 Power Grid Sabotage

Iran Stages Triumphant Homecoming for Women’s Team as Propaganda Drive Escalates

Belarus Journalist Pavel Dabravolski Gets Nine-Year Treason Sentence

Moscow Replaces Gulag Museum With New Site Focused on Nazi Crimes

Iran Frees Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian on Bail After 17 Days

‘Yellow Letters’ Premieres in Berlinale Competition as International Deals Roll In

Hong Kong Jails Jimmy Lai for 20 Years as Press Clampdown Intensifies

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Pablo Guanipa Returned to House Arrest in Maracaibo

Murmansk Court Fines 72-Year-Old for YouTube 'Likes' Under Russia's Army 'Discreditation' Law

Iran Detains Senior Reformist Leaders, Citing Alleged Ties to Foreign Adversaries

Budapest Court Sentences German Activist Maja T. to 8 Years in First-Instance Verdict

Iran Accused of Using Rape and Mutilation to Crush Protests, New Reports Say

Cruz Urges U.S. to Arm Iranian Protesters as Militias Threaten Retaliation and Carrier Arrives

Anaís Castro’s Testimony Reverberates After Reported U.S. Capture of Nicolás Maduro

Amnesty Warns of Pre‑Election Repression in Uganda, Calls for Impartial Probes

Moscow Court Convicts Meduza Founder Galina Timchenko in Absentia, Imposes Five-Year Term

Rights Groups Condemn Bangladesh’s Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir Under Anti‑Terror Law

Loznitsa’s ‘Zwei Staatsanwälte’ Opens in Germany After Cannes Honors

Venezuelan Teen Sentenced to Six Years on Terrorism Charges as Rights Groups Decry Clothing-Based Case